The Maple Geeks

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07/15/2018

10 Ways To Save The World

You don't have to wear a cape to save the world! Check out our tips on how to live a greener life. Music: "Street Party" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Photo by Singkham from Pexels
06/29/2018

Could we really clone the mammoth?

A podcast focused on the science and ethics of cloning, including whether it's ethical to clone world leaders and bring back extinct species. Sources Animal Research. Cloning Dolly the Sheep. http://www.animalresearch.info/en/medical- advances/ timeline/cloning-dolly-the-sheep/ (accessed May 2, 2015). “Cloning Advances: From Sheep and Dogs to... Woolly Mammoths and Humans?” TODAY.com, Msnbc.com Contributor, 23 Mar. 2017, www.today.com/video/cloning-advances-from- sheep-and-dogs-to-woolly-mammoths-and-humans-904618563709. Fiester, A. Ethical Issues in Animal Cloning. Per. in Bio. and Med. 2005, 28, 328-343. Lanza, R. P.; Cibelli, J. B.; Diaz, F.; Moraes, C. T.; Farin, P.; Farin, C. E.; Hammer, C. J.; West, M.D.; Damiani D. Cloning of an Endangered Species (Bos guarus) Using Interspecies Nuclear Transfer. Mary Ann Lieb. Inc. 2000, 2, 79-90. Loi, P.; Saragusty, J.; Ptak, G. Cloning the Mammoth: A Complicated Task or Just a Dream? Adv. Exp. Med. Biol. 2014, 753, 489-502. National Human Genome Research Institute. Cloning Fact Sheet. http://www.genome.gov/ 25020028 (accessed March 16, 2015). Music: "Street Party" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
06/22/2018

Why You Can Trust Science

Scientific research can sometimes be controversial, confusing and even conflicting. Richard and Beth talk about why you can still trust science. Also Richard is super hyperactive. Sources: Cook, J., Oreskes, N., Doran, P., Anderegg, W., Verheggen, B., Maibach, E., Carlton, J., Lewandowsky, S., Skuce, A., Green, S., Nuccitelli, D., Jacobs, P., Richardson, M., Winkler, B., Painting, R. and Rice, K. (2018). Consensus on consensus: a synthesis of consensus estimates on human-caused global warming. Forbes.com. (2018). [online] Available at: https://www.forbes.com/sites/quora/2017/12/14/theres-no-such-thing-as-proof-in-the-scientific-world-theres-only-evidence/#71e9b8f5392a [Accessed 21 Jun. 2018]. Historyofvaccines.org. (2018). Do Vaccines Cause Autism? | History of Vaccines. [online] Available at: https://www.historyofvaccines.org/content/articles/do-vaccines-cause-autism [Accessed 21 Jun. 2018]. Pediatrics.aappublications.org. (2018). [online] Available at: http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/pediatrics/early/2014/07/29/peds.2013-4021.full.pdf [Accessed 21 Jun. 2018]. Science Buddies. (2018). Steps of the Scientific Method. [online] Available at: https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/science-fair/steps-of-the-scientific-method [Accessed 21 Jun. 2018]. YouTube. (2018). Adam Ruins Everything - Why Flawed Studies Get Famous | truTV. [online] Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Phxht9U2yZk [Accessed 21 Jun. 2018]. Music: "Street Party" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
06/15/2018

Bee My Honey (Part 2)

Part 2/2 of our episode on honeybees. We continue our discussion of Colony Collapse Disorder. Beth finally gets a chance to talk about the antibacterial traits of honey. Sources: Bees learn to take shortest route between flowers. The Telegraph. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/earth/earthnews/8083812/Bees-learn-to-take-shortest-route-between-flowers.html. Published October 25, 2010. Accessed June 15, 2018. How to Make a Pound of Honey. Canadian Honey Council. http://honeycouncil.ca/archive/chc_poundofhoney.php. Accessed June 15, 2018. Mandal MD, Mandal S. Honey: its medicinal property and antibacterial activity. Advances in pediatrics. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3609166/. Published April 2011. Accessed June 15, 2018. ccgatech. The Waggle Dance of the Honeybee. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFDGPgXtK-U. Published February 2, 2011. Accessed June 15, 2018. Music: "Street Party" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
06/08/2018

Bee My Honey (Part 1)

We can't stop talking about honeybees! So much so that we had to split this episode into two parts. Find out why European bees are so much less aggressive than African bees! Join us next week for part 2! Sources: 1. Huang, Z. Varroa Mite Reproductive Biology. American Bee Journal. 2013. Web. Accessed 8 Jun 2018. http://articles.extension.org/pages/65450/varroa-mite-reproductive-biology 2. Hu Ying et. al. A comparison of biological characteristics of three different strains of chinese sacbrood virus in Apis cerana. Nature. 2016. Web. Accessed 8 Jun 2018. https://www.nature.com/articles/srep37424 3. Ellis J, Ellis A. Africanized honey bee - Apis mellifera scutellata L epeletier. http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/misc/bees/ahb.htm. Published 2012. Accessed June 8, 2018. 4. Colony Collapse Disorder. EPA. Web. Accessed 8 Jun 2018. https://www.epa.gov/pollinator-protection/colony-collapse-disorder Music: "Street Party" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
06/01/2018

Pros And Cons Of The Gluten Free Movement

Recent scientific papers offer strong evidence against the idea of a non-celiac gluten sensitivity. However, the Gluten-Free craze wasn't a total loss to society, nor was it a loss to the many people who jumped/are still on the Gluten-Free bandwagon. Sources: 1. Does Non-Celiac Gluten Intolerance Actually Exist? IFLScience.com http://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/does-non-celiac-gluten-intolerance-actually-exist/ Published March 20, 2018. Accessed May 25, 2018. 2. Biesiekierski JR, Peters SL, Newnham ED, Rosella O, Muir JG, Gibson PR. No Effects of Gluten in Patients With Self-Reported Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity After Dietary Reduction of Fermentable, Poorly Absorbed, Short-Chain Carbohydrates. Gastroenterology. 2013;145(2). doi:10.1053/j.gastro.2013.04.051. 3.Huffstutter PJ. Japan, South Korea block certain U.S. wheat varieties over GMO... Reuters. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-wheat-gmo-idUSKCN10C3CH. Published August 2, 2016. Accessed June 1, 2018. (Correction: In the podcast we said China was testing US wheat for GMOs, the country we meant was Japan) Music: "Street Party" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
05/18/2018

How Climate Change Will Impact Your Pancakes

Richard and Beth discuss the effect of climate change on pancakes, or rather, its effect on a popular pancake topping. Sources: www.nationalgeographic.com/people-and-…-the-brink/ www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/20…p-for-your-pancakes www.maplesource.com/blog/how-climat…n/#.Wv1zwaQvzIV www.climatecentral.org/news/climate-…e-syrup-20178 Music: "Street Party" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
05/10/2018

No, Your Brain is Not Tired

Beth and Richard talk about why thinking harder doesn't actually use calories in the brain, even though you may feel like it does. Sources: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/thinking-hard-calories/ Credits Music: "Street Party" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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